"You have to protect your children, all fathers do, but I don't think boot camp and heavy training is the right way to go about this. They're little boys, John. They'll discover the evil in the world soon enough; don't show it to them now."

Damn it, I don't want to feel bad for him...Shit, now I do...bugger :)

Carol chapter 4 . 10/15/2006

Ouch - John so strongly believes in his path and the path he chose for his sons, especially Dean. He might know there are shades of gray out there but he just refuses to be influenced by that knowledge. If only he had been able to let Dean and Sam know about the other hunters out there, it would really have left them better prepared for carrying on the war without him.

Aww - Pastor Jim means well, but no way will John agree to leaving the boys with him for any length of time. Maybe he should - but then maybe he's right and they would not have been safe without him - not a chance he was willing to take. Great chapter.